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Tht area’s ‘clean lip’ skills in using organic bugs to clear the old gas depot site are in great demand.


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A plan is mooted to allow tlie public


to stand up and speak at town council meetings.


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The bid for a mor­ atorium on the burning of Cem- fuel at Castle. Cement has failed.


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T he d i s t r i c t adviser to Milk Marque writes to s a y th a t t he <!ecl i ne of t he doorstep pinta is inevitable.


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Fears grow that changes in local


planning policv could pose a threa’t to tenant farmers.


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Kirsten Buxhstum’s life lolgul


dance band came to town. Kirsten (lli) literally saw the light when "liodliA” performed


Grammar School pupil Kirsten, of Waddington, returns to the town next week to perform with the hand's support act, “Refresh,” at the same venue. Kirsten’s parents, Heryl and


John, will he in the front row at the concert which, they sav, promises to be brilliant. Kirsten's appearance, as well


as being a wclcume return home after a whirlwind couii-


changed dramatically last year when a Chri st ian


at Clilheroe Parish Hall — for she lipped and joined them! Now former Clitheroe Royal


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trywide tour, w i l l scotch rumours once and for all that


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EXCLUSIVE REPORT BY THERESA ROBSON by


has been filmed extensively Dutch television.


she absconded with a religious


cull. Kirsten said: “ 1 was so


impressed when I saw ‘liadHA' last year that I stayed behind after the concert to talk to them. 1 was invited to join their summer song and dance troupe and, afterwards, auditioned successfully for Refresh, their support hand. Meanwhile, I obtained 10 GCSEs!” Musically-minded Kirsten is


a dancer and hacking vocalist for the band and, as such, has t ra v e l le d the len g th a n d breadth of the country on the Christian-tliemc tour, which


She explained that her con­


i' e r s i o n to C h r is t ia n i ty occurred two years ago, while


on holiday in South Africa. She said: “On holiday I suf­


fered a massive asthma attack and stopped breathing. The


family I was staying with were Christians and they started to pray for me. This was the cata­ lyst for my conversion.” Kirsten commented that she


was having a fabulous time with Refresh, which is soon to release a debut allium. She said: "The atmosphere is


better than anything I have ever experienced. Everyone


Dream trip appeal for


WHILE former Chip­ p in g schoolboy Joe Gould (10) continues to


receive l ife-saving treatment in New


York, the family of another of the area’s


child cancer victims h a s r e c e i v e d t it e heartbreaking news


cancer boy Marcus


. by Lynn Harrison


that there is little chance of a wonder cure luting found


abroad. A few weeks ago. the


"Advertiser ami Times” reported that four-year- old Marcus Hull, of Whal- ie.v, had just started school, despite having been recently diagnosed as suffering from neuro blas­ tema — a rare form of can­ cer which continues to baf­ fle medical experts, even after 2(1 years of research. Now there arc plans to


raise £5,000 to make a dream come true for M a rc u s — ami th e “Advertiser and Times" is more than pleased to help launch the appeal. Following the national


publicitv surrounding the cases of other British chil­


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dren who have travelled to the United States for treatment, after being given only months to live by NILS doctors, Marcus’s family asked doctors at l’endlebury Children's Hospital, Manchester, whether treatment abroad might offer him a better chance of recovery. However, Dr Richard


Campbell, the children’s cancer specialist in charge o f M a r e us's e a s e ,


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explained: "Unlike other forms of childhood cancer, the survival rate for neuro hlastoma has not improved over the last 20 vears and, while many places are looking at experimental forms of treatment, at the moment there is no indica­ tion of an alternat ive therapy that will do any­ thing other than buy time. "There are currently


between -100 and 500 doc­ tors worldwide'working on neuro blastoma, all of


whom are in regular con­ tact with each other, and, if someone had made a sig­ nificant breakthrough, 1 would be the first one to recommend Marcus anil other children like him for treatment.” So, while his family


hope anil pray for a mira­ cle cure, the "Advertiser and Times" is launching an appeal to "Make a Dream Come True for .Marcus!" As has been shown in ions appeals, the gen­


erosity of Kibble Valiev readers is astounding anil now we are sure that, with your help, we can raise the £5,000 needed to send this l i t t le buy — who has already touched the hearts of so many — with his family on the holiday of a lifetime. A1 ready fund-raising


efforts are underway in Whallcy and Mr Roger Wilkinson, a solicitor at Hi re hall Blackburn's Whalley office, together with Mr Trevor Cave, manager of Nat West’s Whallev brunch, have


offered their services free of charge as trustees of Marcus’s appeal fund. Another pledge to help,


particularly with the prac­ tical arrangements of the trip, lias come from Rain­ bow Dream-makers, fund­ raisers based in the north west. In the event that Marcus is not well enough to t ra v e l , the money raised will he donated to a children’s charity. Donations should lie


made payable to the Trustees of Marcus Butt Holiday .Appeal Fund, account number 4I>1223 It), and can be made either in person or by post at the National Westminster Bank, King Street, Whal- ley, or at any of the bank’s other brunches.


WITHIN hours of hearing about the appeal to ".Make a dream Fund-raisers are off


come true for Marcus,” the kind-hearted staff of the Yorkshire Bank, Clitheroe, were preparing for action. On November 2llth, 15 employees are to put their best feet


forward with a sponsored ltlk walk to Barrow, organised by Mrs Angela Hardman. They are looking for individual sponsors and are also placing a form in the bunking hull for customers. The stuff have taken Marcus’s plight to heart and hope to raise


a considerable sum towards the £5,001) target. In Whallev, staff at the Spar supermarket are holding a draw


and a quiz night. At British Aerospace in Warton, Samlesbury, our story has also tugged at heartstrings and earing employees are in the process of organising a fund-raising project, while at Cob­ ble in Blackburn there are also plans to add to the fund.


Meanwhile, “Make a dream come true for Marcus" received a


flying start this week with an anonymous donation of £50. Watch this space!


\ / I MARCUS with his family and friends Accent on youth jobs


THE future of the Kibble Valiev lies in its vouth and their job prospects. The "(’lithe roe .Advertiser and Times,” there­


fore, is pleased to support any initiative to help young people find employment — a fact which is illustrated in features this week on the forthcom­ ing Kibble Valley Careers Convention (pages 10 and 11) and the recent Education Business Part­ nership exhibition (page It)).


THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10th, 1994 No. 5,653 Price 37p


imes The paper that champions the Rlbble Valley cause


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page 6 Singing God’s message and scotching cult rumours


genuinely cares for each other and I am, of course, being very


well looked after. My future depends on where God takes me next, hut, for the moment, 1 am really enjoying myself.” Kirsten's particular brand of


Christianity is not implicitly shared by her family, but her


mother said they would not miss next week’s concert for the world. “We will definitely he there


in the front row!” she said. “ It promises to he absolutely bril­ liant. We are very proud of Kir­ sten. She is doing extremely well and we have no worries about her whatsoever. "We looked into this whole


thing very carefully and are more than happy with Kirsten’s involvement with the band. They are super people, who are simply doing something for others.”


Kirsten’s brother, Richard, is


a member of popular Clitheroe band Camberwell Carrot.


The concert is being spon­


sored by Clitheroe firm Ultra­ frame, which is run by the Lancaster family, who are also committed Christians.


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November littli, at 7-30 p.m.. following a special concert for Ultraframe employees on Fri­ day. F u r th e r d e ta ils and tickets, priced £2, are available from Wooleraft, Moor Lane. Clitheroe.


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Feelings run high over attacks


SHOCKED and angry Whalley residents are calling on chiefs at Calderstones Hospital to come clean on the risks posed to local r e s i d e n t s


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patients in the hospi­ tal's medium security unit. An ger has centred


around comments made by the hospital’s marketing director, Mrs Helen Ste­ venson, who denied that there have been any major in c id e n ts in v o lv in g patients. Police have confirmed less than a fortnight


that,


ago, on October 30th, they were called to an incident in the village involving a te hospital. ;


patient from the Mrs


Joyce Hoifgtate,


owner of the Abbey Candy Store in King Street, con­ tacted the “Advertiser and Times” following the inci-


dent. She said: " I rang the


police when a young girl and her boyfriend came into my shop after seeing the patient in the Whalley Arms car park. The girl was extremely upset and it was very worrying, because there were local children playing on their bikes in the area at the time.”


A W h a lle y g ra n d ­


she was horrified patient trying to pull her six-year-old grandson’s trousers down as he stood in the back doorway of her home in the centre of the village.


mother, who wished to rem a in anonym ous, claimed that two years ago ' to find a


She said: “Although he


has just about got over the attack now, he is still too


frightened to come and stay with me.” A Whalley mother has


also described an attack by a Calderstones patient from the hospital’s secure unit, whieli took place five years ago at the village’s Abbot’s Way play area. S h e s a id : “ I was


extremely shocked, par­ ticularly as the patient was under staff supervi­ sion. Hospital staff did apologise at the time, but I was very disturbed by the fact that, as well as suffering the assault, 1 then had to wait for four weeks to find out whether there was a possibility that I could have con­ tracted the hepatitis B virus, as a result of being badly scratched.” Last week, the “Adver­


tiser and Times” reported that Michael Garrity (34), of Preston, who has been recently convicted of a


series of horrific sex assaults on five young boys, lias been sent to Cal­ derstones, even though a


judge described him as a danger to the public. Although Mr James


Abbott, chief executive of Calderstones Trust, den­ ied that there was any


greater risk to local resi­ dents, he confirmed that roximatcly one-third


(08) of the unit’s 170 resi­ dents have been convicted of criminal offences." Mr Abbott stated that,


for at least the last 10 years, it has been the hospital’s policy to admit these types of patients from the area covered by the North West Regional Health Authority. He said: “ Since the


hospital was first opened, there have been very few


incidents involving local people — apart from occa­ sional complaints about tile way that some of the hospital’s residents behave the village."


Mr Ab bo tt refuted


claims of secrecy regard­ ing security measures at the hospital. He said: “If villagers want to meet members of the Trust’s Board of Executives to discuss any issues that might concern them, then we would be happy to do so.” He continued: “We want to reassure people and, personally,


much safer in the l of


would


the hospital feel,


I would feel than I


for example,


in Blackburn town centre on a Friday or Saturday night."


Feeliel ngs among local


Story continues and our reporter takes up hospital invitation to check out security — page 20


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